Northlander
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The Northlander is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 passenger train operated by the Ontario Northland Railway
Ontario Northland Railway
The Ontario Northland Railway is a Canadian railway operated by the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, a provincial Crown agency of the government of Ontario....

 in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

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It operates 6 days per week year-round in both directions and connects Cochrane
Cochrane, Ontario
Cochrane is a town in northern Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Kapuskasing, northeast of Timmins, south of Moosonee, and north of Iroquois Falls. It is about a one-hour drive from Timmins, the major city of the region. It is the seat of Cochrane District...

 with Toronto. The train typically consists of one engine, an auxiliary power unit, two coaches and a cafeteria lounge car.

The Northlander runs on ONR tracks from Cochrane to North Bay
North Bay, Ontario
North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...

 and on CN
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....

 tracks south of North Bay to Toronto.

The Northlander makes scheduled stops at the following stations:
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08:40 DP Toronto (Union Station
Union Station (Toronto)
Union Station is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Toronto, located on Front Street West and occupying the south side of the block bounded by Bay Street and York Street in the central business district. The station building is owned by the City of Toronto, while the...

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AR 19:15 Connections to Via Rail
VIA Rail
Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....

, GO Transit
GO Transit
GO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...

 & Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...

10:25 Washago  16:30 Connections to Via Rail
VIA Rail
Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....

10:50 Gravenhurst
Gravenhurst railway station
The Gravenhurst Railway Station is located in the community of Gravenhurst in Ontario, Canada.It is a stop for Northlander trains of Ontario Northland....

 
16:10
11:05 Bracebridge
Bracebridge, Ontario railway station
The Bracebridge Railway Station is located in the community of Bracebridge in Ontario, Canada.It is stop for Northlander trains of Ontario Northland....

 
15:55
11:40 Huntsville
Huntsville railway station
The Huntsville Railway Station is located in the town of Huntsville in Ontario.It is a stop for Northlander trains of Ontario Northland.Huntsville is in the heart of the Muskoka's, known to Torontonian's as "cottage country"....

 
15:30
12:35 South River
South River railway station
The South River Railway Station is located in the community of South River in Ontario.It is stop for Northlander trains of Ontario Northland....

 
14:40
13:50 AR North Bay
North Bay railway station
The North Bay Railway Station is located in the city of North Bay in Ontario, Canada.The station is a train and inter-city bus terminal. The modern train station consists of a train terminal building with a covered bus bay at the rear...

 
DP 13:35 Connections to Greyhound Canada
14:05 DP North Bay
North Bay railway station
The North Bay Railway Station is located in the city of North Bay in Ontario, Canada.The station is a train and inter-city bus terminal. The modern train station consists of a train terminal building with a covered bus bay at the rear...

 
AR 13:25
15:35 Temagami
Temagami railway station
The Temagami Railway Station is located in the community of Temagami in Ontario.The station was built in 1907 by the then Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway , but it burned down two years later and was subsequently rebuilt.The station houses the station's office, telegraph and signal...

 
11:50
16:20 Cobalt
Cobalt railway station
The Cobalt Railway Station is located in the town of Cobalt in Ontario. It is a stop for Ontario Northland's Northlander trains.The station itself is occupied by the offices of the Historic Cobalt Corporation and the Bunker Military Museum; passengers must wait outside to flag down the train and...

 
11:05
16:35 New Liskeard
New Liskeard railway station
The New Liskeard Railway Station is located on the north end of Jaffray Street in the city of Temiskaming Shores in Ontario, Canada.It is a stop for Northlander trains of Ontario Northland....

 
10:50
17:05 Englehart
Englehart railway station
The Englehart Railway Station is located in the town of Englehart in Ontario, Canada.It is a stop for Northlander trains of Ontario Northland. The modern two storey station replaced an earlier station. Englehart is the halfway point for the Ontario Northland it servers as the engineer swap-out...

 
10:20
17:45 Swastika
Swastika railway station
The Swastika Railway Station is located in the community of Swastika in Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1908, along the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway which is now the Ontario Northland Railway line....

 
09:40
18:30 Matheson
Matheson railway station
The Matheson Railway Station is located in the township of Black River-Matheson in Ontario, Canada.It is a stop for Northlander trains that are owned by Ontario Northland. The station is also a transfer point between the rail service and the Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services to Timmins and...

 
08:55
18:55 Porquis Junction  08:20
19:25 AR Cochrane
Cochrane railway station
The Cochrane Railway Station is located in the town of Cochrane in Ontario.It is northernmost stop for Northlander trains of Ontario Northland and southernmost stop for Polar Bear Express trains.-External links:*...

 
DP 08:00 Connections to Polar Bear Express
Polar Bear Express
The Polar Bear Express is a Canadian passenger train operated by the Ontario Northland Railway in Northern Ontario. Service was introduced in 1964...




Former stops

  • Barrie
    Barrie
    Barrie may refer to:* Barrie, city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , provincial electoral district* Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, former Canadian electoral district...

     and Orillia Ontario, Service ended in 1996 when the Northlander was rerouted to the Bala subdivision when that section of the Newmarket subdivision was abandoned and torn out by the Canadian National Railway.

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